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Audie Murphy ended the war as an captain, and was considered the "most decorated" American soldier of the war for many years. But Murphy earned most of his decorations as an enlisted man, before accepting a battlefield commission, then earning his Medal of Honor. In recent decades many have pointed to Major Matt Urban as a possible contender for the most decorated WWII soldier. Urban was an ROTC man from Cornell University, and earned all his decorations while serving as an officer. Urban served with the 60th Infantry of the 9th Infantry Division; Murphy was with the 15th Infantry of the 3rd Infantry Division.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoMaster Sergeant Robert Rainville, who was also the second most highly decorated soldier. He had been decorated with at least one award of every decoration the military can bestow, except for the Medal of Honor. And he'd been put in for that--it was downgraded, though.
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